concours d'élégance

[ French kawn-koordey-ley-gahns; English kong-koor-del-i-gahns, -gans ]

noun,plural con·cours d'é·lé·gance [French kawn-koordey-ley-gahns; English kong-koorz-del-i-gahns, -gans]. /French kɔ̃ kur deɪ leɪˈgɑ̃s; English kɒŋˈkʊərz ˌdɛl ɪˈgɑns, -ˈgæns/.
  1. a public exhibition and competition in which automobiles or other vehicles are judged, chiefly on the basis of elegance and beauty.

Origin of concours d'élégance

1
1935–40; <French: literally, elegance competition

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British Dictionary definitions for concours d'élégance

concours d'élégance

/ French (kɔ̃kur deleɡɑ̃s) /


noun
  1. a parade of cars or other vehicles, prizes being awarded to the most elegant, best designed, or best turned-out

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